Wylie players congratulate left fielder Carlee Casteneda (8) after she made a diving catch during Friday's Crosstown Showdown at Wylie East. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Photo gallery:...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] The Wylie powerlifting squad finished first at the 12-team Princeton Powerlifting Invitational meet, which took place last Saturday. The Lady Pirates scored a total of 49 points to finish ahead of the competition, a...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] WYLIE – Despite last Friday’s 33-29 home loss to Highland Park, the Lady Raiders are still sitting pretty. Yes, the defeat, which closed out the first half of district competition, dropped Wylie East to 6-1 and second...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] WYLIE – The Lady Raiders returned to the court last week and continued the winning ways they had established before the holiday break. Starting on Jan. 3 at Lovejoy (41-36), and continuing last Saturday at home against...
Excerpted from J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2017, here are some simple steps you can take right now to decrease your 2016 tax bill. (Hurry: These must be done before the ball drops in Times Square.) By Barbara Weltman The holiday season is in full swing, and you're...
WYLIE — The Pirates’ basketball team entered the Thanksgiving break off a solid 68-59 win over JJ Pearce on Nov. 22 at McMillan Junior High, and then followed that with a 62-47 win over North Garland on Tuesday. Those victories improved Wylie's overall record to 4-0,...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] ALLEN — A classic example of power versus speed took place last Friday at Allen’s Eagle Stadium. It was there that Wylie East (power) and Lancaster (speed) battled in a Class 5A, Region II, Div. II regional semifinal...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Wylie’s first venture in 6A competition was a rough one, as the Lady Pirates were 0-14 in district competition. However, that doesn’t mean there weren’t moments of individual brilliance from a number of Lady Pirates....
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] MCKINNEY — Joe Lepsis knows what lies ahead for his Raiders. First and foremost, it’s a Class 5A, Div. I Region II semifinal against Lancaster this Friday at Allen. Secondly, the game provides Wylie East with an...
